The stakes for Swanson and Stephens were clear prior to the fight, and even though title shots are never guaranteed in the UFC, the nature of Swanson’s victory, plus his six-fight UFC winning streak, makes him hard to deny. Now he must wait to see who emerges victorious from the UFC 176 headliner between divisional kingpin Jose Aldo and No. 1 contender Chad Mendes.

To see what fans, media and fighters in the MMA community thought about Swanson’s sixth consecutive UFC victory, read the Twitter reactions below: https://twitter.com/ufc/status/483108480425816064

Here we go!!!! Been waiting for this fight!!!! @FOXSports1 Cub vs Jeremy!! I love this fight